How To Plan Social Studies Lessons | We Teach History Ep. 1

How To Plan Your Social Studies Lessons: We Teach History Ep. 1
Some of the biggest questions I have dealt with when teaching social studies have been related to breadth vs depth of what I am teaching. How long should I teach this topic? Am I teaching too much or too little content? What activities or material makes the cut? It can feel very overwhelming, so this video will share the 5 things to consider to plan your units with ease!

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[misterzombienoe]

Great work, loved it! Could you do another video demonstrating how to plan a unit?

[toddpschierer]

This was really helpful for me! I have been teaching 12th grade Social Studies for 20 years and because of cuts, I'm now going to teach 7-12 in an alternative high school! Big lift, and so this video was really informative, and calmed my nerves a bit due to how you outlined the the year, units, and lesson applications. I will definitely be looking for more! Here I am, an experienced teacher and it feels like I'm just starting out!!! We can do this!!!

[xtransam]

Thank you, very much for your love of teaching history and taking your time for sharing the lessons plans

[DanielGallegos]

This was useful advice; I'm focusing on way too many concepts per unit and I'm finding myself having to constantly rethink the depth of my lessons. I do what you suggested about "filling in the gaps" and I find its helped a lot.

[ZacharyCath]

Wonderful video! Helpful in my studies on lesson planning. Thank you!

[marcelgaryjames]

Could you give examples of the types of engaging projects you have done and the content they connect to?

[toddpschierer]

Any good content, web sites, informative information is welcomed!!! 7-11 grades mostly, since I'm pretty good with 12th. I'm in New York so will be looking at those standards, etc...

[uniquecosmeticsllc]

hey I'm a new 7th grade teacher for Social studies in Philly I could use the help on planning and power points